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Author:

Mead, Walter Russell, author.

Title:

The arc of a covenant : the United States, Israel, and the fate of the Jewish people / Walter Russell Mead.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

654 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Arab-Israeli conflict.
Zionism--United States.
Religion and politics--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Israel.
Israel--Foreign relations--United States.
Israel--Strategic aspects.
United States--Politics and government.

Notes:

"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 589-617) and index.

Contents:

The mystery of Zion -- The quest for planet Vulcan -- A knock at the door -- George Washington and the Jews -- The end of history and the American mind -- Maelstrom -- Great decisions -- Blackstone and lodge -- American Cyrus -- Cyrus and Britain -- Cyrusand Stalin -- Cyrus agonistes -- The cold peace -- Alliance -- The great miscalculation -- The great MacGuffin and the quest for the Holy Grail -- Right nation -- Apocalypse now : Israel policy under George W. Bush -- Israel and the exceptional Americanleft -- Cool hands, hot world -- American crisis and the fate of the Jews.

Summary:

"A groundbreaking work that overturns the conventional understanding of the Israeli-American relationship and, in doing so, explores how fundamental debates about American identity drive our country's foreign policy"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0375414045
9780375414046

LCCN:

2021037997

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

YAPC771 -- Bondurant Community Library (Bondurant)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

WXPD305 -- Spirit Lake Public Library (Spirit Lake)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)